Threat Detection Specialist - Fully Remote

About The Job

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark , General Catalyst , Peter Thiel , Adam D'Angelo , Larry Summers , and Jack Dorsey .

Position: Cybersecurity Engineer - Blue Team

• Type: Contract
• Compensation: $85--$140/hour
• Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Design and build benchmark tasks grounded in real SOC and detection engineering work.
• Construct realistic evaluation environments, including multi-host networks, Active Directory, and cloud control planes.
• Define what "correct" looks like for blue-team AI reasoning and build infrastructure to measure it reproducibly at scale.
• Translate blue-team workflow experience into rigorous evaluation design.
• Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• Hands-on blue-team experience in detection engineering, threat hunting, incident response, or malware analysis.
• Strong scripting and cloud/enterprise environment skills.

Application Process (Takes 20--30 mins to complete)

• Upload resume
• AI interview based on your resume
• Submit form

Resources & Support

• For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
• For any help or support, reach out to: support@mercor.com

PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.